Alexandru Şerbănescu Military person

Alexandru "Alecu" Şerbănescu was a leading Romanian fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II. In the spring of 1942 he was assigned as a pilot to the 7th Fighter Group, which fought with the German forces against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front, including Stalingrad. He flew mostly IAR-80 and Messerchmitt Bf-109 fighters.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 17, 1918
Birth place
Olt County , Colonești Olt
Date of deathAugust 18, 1944
Place of death
Viperești , Buzău County

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Military person

allegianceKingdom of Romania
award
Iron Cross
Order of Michael the Brave
Order of the Star of Romania
military operations
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II
military branch
Romanian Air Force
Romanian Land Forces
military command
57th Fighter Squadron
9th Fighter Group
military unit
7th Fighter Group
service start1933
service end1933

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